Diamond Buddy (C) By Stefan Hendriks  
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[CREDITS]
At first, thanks to Angelo Mottola of Enhanced Creations 1998-99.
For creating DIRECTQB and making it possible for me to create a
game like this. 

Stefan Hendriks - Programming, and graphics. 
		- Creating levels
Wouter Hendriks	- He is the one who came with the idea to start it.
		- (begun with a joke)
		- Creating bonus levels.
Edwin Hendriks	- Official Level creator

(yep, almost the whole family! :) )

[SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS]
A Pentium processor is required, on my machine (a AMD 233 MMX)
it ran very well. So if you have a AMD 233 or a INTEL 200 MMX,
cause INTEL is a bit faster, you can play this game.
Also when you have a Pentium II you don't have to worry about the
speed, it has been tested on a PII 366 CELERON and worked well.

You need 4 MB of EMS memory.


[CONTROLS]
If you have a joystick it is automaticly detected. When you 
start the game. It says press Space to play.
And when you have a joystick it also says Press Button A to play.


Ok here are the controls during gameplay.
For 1 Player game
Use Keyboard or Joystick.

Action	Keyboard	Joystick
JUMP	 - UP		UP
LEFT	 - LEFT		LEFT
RIGHT	 - RIGHT	RIGHT
LIGHTNING- SPACE	BUTTON A
SCREENSHOT F12

For 2 player game, player 1 uses JOYSTICK and player 2 uses KEYBOARD
the controls of them are the same. Player 2 has brown hair.

For 3 player game, the controls are like the same in 2 player mode.
Except player 3 uses the mouse!

Action
JUMP	- Left button
WALK	- Right button (walks to where it is facing)
Face Left	- Move the mouse to the left
Face right	- Move the mouse to the right
Lightning	- None, ask player 2 or 1 to activate lightning

NOTE: The 2 and 3 player mode are different from other platform games!
      Usually player 1 begins with playing and when he dies player 2 
      will play, etc. This time you play all togheter! you must coop
      erate, you share lives, diamonds,score,lightnings. And the screen
      when a player is not on the screen (it is to much on the left)
      he will die. When a player dies, all players must start over!

When a player dies
You lose all diamonds
You lose all lightnings

[BONUSSES, LEVELS AND MORE INFORMATION]
Ok, to kill a monster, just jump on its had and it will die.
Or pick up a lightning symbol and activate it and the monster
is toast!

Ok, using lightning has some disadvantages.
- Lightning does not come when you press space, it will target to an
  enemy and will kill it when the lightning comes. (lightning will al
  ways come!
- If it is good weather and you press space you'll have to wait till
  it is raining. Don't worry. When you press space clouds will increase
  real fast and it will be raining in no-time!

Weather effects:
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Ok, one nice effect i thought was the weather effect.
It will rain, and lightnings will strike down. I'd like to know
what you think about this special-effect.

[SCORES]
THING	GIVES
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ENEMY	  100 
DIAMOND	  1
LIGHTNING 2


When you have 100 diamonds you will gain a live. Diamonds will be reset
to zero!

It is advised that you check every tree or bushes to find a bonus!
Many diamonds and lightnings are hidden here!

[VERSIONS]
1.00 BETA 1	- First public release.
		- Contains some bugs when scrolling with 2 or 3 player
		- mode. And jumping doesnt work always correct
1.00 BETA 2	- Seconds public release
		- Still here and there some bugs, 
		- New levels
		- New graphics
		- Fixed little bugs
		- Added ICON
		- Changed editor, can also load now.
		- DB can now really use 800 blocks.... 
		
[CONTACT]
To contact us, send an e-mail to
stefan@flash.a2000.nl

Feedback, worlds and other suggestions are welcome.

HAVE FUN PLAYING DIAMOND BUDDY (does someone knows a better name?)
- Stefan